sorta kinda not really my first bloom

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sorta kinda not really my first bloom

i was given this phal-baldans k by a coworker who said she didnt know what she was doing with it. she was afraid she would kill it and i didnt tell her otherwise when i noticed the beginnings of a spike. the only prob it had was some sunburn and a need for repotting. anyway, months later, it has bloomed. i cant really say that it is an earned bloom considering that whatever she did initiated it. however meager it may be, i am pumped!

She gave it a good dose of sunlight, probably neglected it (underwatering can bring on a spike as the plant tries to replicate itself before it dies) and yes you got the reward. However, you can credit yourself for not killing it after she'd gotten it spiking. Spiking plants require a little tlc to keep from stressing the plant and causing smaller blooms or even death. It can also be easy to ruin dried roots by overwatering, and you avoided that. So, actually you can take credit for doing a good job too.

She gave it a good dose of sunlight, probably neglected it (underwatering can bring on a spike as the plant tries to replicate itself before it dies) and yes you got the reward. However, you can credit yourself for not killing it after she'd gotten it spiking. Spiking plants require a little tlc to keep from stressing the plant and causing smaller blooms or even death. It can also be easy to ruin dried roots by overwatering, and you avoided that. So, actually you can take credit for doing a good job too.

well i was surprised when i got her...i repotted immediately and the root system wasnt too shabby. BUT, if there is anything that i have done wrong in the past, it is underwatering out of fear that i would overwater. so my solution has been to repot in clay with bark only and water the chids like i do everything else. works for me apparently. i'll be posting pics of other things in a bit...as i get them resized.

dang, how did your partner get their hands on those (a side from being a pharmacist)?

unlike you i am quite forgetful and i tend to underwater than over-water

actually, he was unwillingly put in charge of cleaning out the attic of a failing compounding pharmacy that his pharmacy moved into...they were all "trash". he found some things of historical value, if i am not mistaken. (tuskeegee experiments maybe? not sure) most of the things that are framed are from the 1920-30's.

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